Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 09:17
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 54.4 2-Core 122 49% 81.7 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 407 38% 318 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 874B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 72.4 61% 74.3 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 0 33% 46 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 67 4.9 4.2 176 345 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 492 Write 389 Mixed 400 SusWrite 136 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 24.7 110% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 35.1 72% 143 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 92%
Adata SX8100NP 512GB 9,167 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 475GB free Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 662 781 720 651 624 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,118 Write 805 Mixed 856 SusWrite 637 191% 854 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 51.7 168% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 475 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 452 337% 448 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 320%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 322GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 99 101 98 95 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 164 Write 146 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 96 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	23.8"	1280 720	BNQ78E7 BenQ GW2480

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16